Staff and Administration
Yu Zhang
Research Technician
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Affiliations:
BSc
Hometown:
Shenyang, China
Hobbies/Interests:
Travelling, movies
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Affiliations:
PhD, Chemistry
Hometown:
Chongqing - China
Hobbies/Interests:
Cycling/bike mechanic
Aizhou Wang
Research Program Scientific Manager
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Affiliations:
PhD
Hometown:
Chongqing, China
Hobbies/Interests:
Cycling, bike mechanic
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Affiliations:
PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Hometown:
Novo Hamburgo - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Beach lover, cyclist, and upcoming snowboarder
Ayda Zokai
Research Administrative Assistant
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Affiliations:
BCom
Hometown:
Toronto, Canada
Hobbies/Interests:
Dance, orchestras, working with refugees
Lorenzo
Del Sorbo
Affiliations:
MD, Affiliate Scientist
Hometown:
Torino - Italy
Hobbies/Interests:
Soccer, pasta, and cheering
for Italy in the world cup
Critical Care Physician,
Investigator
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Affiliations:
MD
Hometown:
Torino, Italy
Hobbies/Interests:
Soccer, pasta, cheering for Italy in the world cup
Paolo Oliveira
Optimization of a preservation solution to enhance lung metabolism and prolong hypothermic preservation
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Affiliations:
PhD, Sciences
Hometown:
Fortaleza, Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Running, Electronic Music
Alberto Guimaraes
In vivo lung perfusion for treatment of lung metastasis in a rat model
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Affiliations:
MD, Thoracic Surgeon
Hometown:
Port Alegre- Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Aviation and collecting antiques such as fountain pens, vinyls, and type writers
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Affiliations:
MD, PhD
Hometown:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hobbies:
Soccer, travel with family
Marco Bosone
Assessment of the inflammatory response induced by injurious mechanical ventilation in declined human lungs on the ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) platform
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Affiliations:
MD, Thoracic Surgeon
Hometown:
Port Alegre- Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Outdoor enthusiast & amateur harmonica player
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Affiliations:
MD
Hometown:
Naples, Italy
Hobbies:
Reading, playing soccer, sailing
Postdoctoral Researchers
Graduate Students
Gabriel Siebiger
Mitochondrial Protection Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury In Lung Transplantation
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Affiliations:
MD, PhD (c)
Hometown:
Gramado - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Sports, violin, movie soundtracks, LOTR fan
Fei Gao
Extending Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion with the Addition Of Kidney in a Porcine Model
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Affiliations:
BMSc, MSc (c)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
Hobbies/Interests:
Playing water polo, swimming, Formula 1
Matheus Peti
Strategies to Target Latent
Cytomegalovirus in Donor Lungs using Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as a Platform
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Affiliations:
HBSc, PhD (c)
Hometown:
São Paulo - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Skiing, Snowboarding, and medical TV shows
Jenny Yune
Immunocloaking of the donor lung prior to transplantation
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Affiliations:
BSc, PhD (c)
Hometown:
Toronto - Canada
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading & Snowboarding
Miguel Martinez Santos
Exploring the Metabolic implications of 10C cold static preservation of human donor lungs
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Affiliations:
MSc (c) - U of T
Hometown:
Madrid, Spain
Hobbies:
Playing tennis, hiking, movies, and travel
TRAINEE AWARDS
LAB ALUMNI
Sarah Wilson, Research Administrative Assistant
Present Position: Program Manager, Toronto, Canada
Vinicius (Vico) Michaelsen, Wet Lab and Biosafety Manager
Present Position: Professor, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Guillermo Garza, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Clinical Fellow, Toronto, Canada
Nadav Furie, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Clinical Fellow, Toronto, Canada
Juan Montagne, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Clinical Fellow, Toronto, Canada
Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Switzerland
Khaled Ramadan, Doctorate
Present Position: General Surgery Resident - University of Toronto
Bruno Gomes, Post-doctorate
Present position: Thoracic Surgeon, Pelotis - Brazil
Marcos Galasso, Post-doctorate
Yui Watanabe, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Clinical Fellow at the Lung Transplant Fellowship Program - UHN
Robert Qaqish, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgery Fellow, Iowa - USA
Yuki Ohsumi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan
Pierre-Benoit Pages, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Burgundy & Hospital of Dijon -
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan
Mauricio Pipkin, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Florida, Gainesville - United States
Pedro Reck dos Santos, Master’s Thesis
Present Position: Assistant Professor - Santa Casa Porto Alegre - Brazil
Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Campinas - Brazil
Akihiro Ohsumi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan
Jin Sakamoto, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan